title: Amino acid sequence and circular dichroism of Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) venom acidic phospholipase A2.
abstract: The full amino acid sequence of the acidic phospholipase A2 from Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) venom was determined and its tertiary structure examined by circular dichroism (CD). The sequence was aligned with other sequences of secreted phospholipase A2 from snakes of the genus Naja, using the progressive alignment method of Feng and Doolittle (J. Mol. Evol. (1987) 25, 351-360). The primary sequence of Naja naja naja phospholipases A2 shows up to 85% identity with the other acidic Naja phospholipase A2. CD studies indicate a 40-50% alpha-helical content in a tertiary structure which resists denaturation at high temperature, with or without chaotropic salts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000032:analysis; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000032:analysis; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D004546:Elapid Venoms; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010740:Phospholipases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2